• World Financial Center
  • 7 World Trade Center
  • Brooklyn Bridge
  • Manhattan Bridge
  • Battery Park
  • 1 New York Plaza
  • 20 Exchange Place
  • Staten Island Ferry Terminal
  • Goldman Sachs building
  • Smithsonian Museum of the American Indian (old U.S. Customs House)
  • Goldman Sachs Building (new)
  • The once and future Pier A
  • State Street
  • One Liberty Plaza
  • One Chase Manhattan Plaza
  • Whitehall Building
  • 55 Water Street
  • 2-4 New York Plaza
  • Pier 17, South Street Seaport
  • Can anyone tell me what/where these buildings are? Thanks - Ouch!
  • where the wtc was. we miss you - hou resident
  • goodbye forever wtc - hou resident

Lower Manhattan Skyline from the Staten Island Ferry, New York City

Four-shot panorama of the lower Manhattan skyline from the Staten Island Ferry using my 50mm prime lens handheld. The ride is free. It was my first trip to Staten Island, though I never left the ferry terminal. A schooner was crossing the bay far ahead of us. At least I think it's a schooner. Stitched with Hugin.

Single exposure / f/7.1 / 50mm (75mm=) / ISO 200 / CPL

Huge 2000+-pixel-wide version.

Comments and faves

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    rosinberg, josh ▲▲▲, Sonora Guy, leonem, and 80 other people added this photo to their favorites.

  2. Ivan Sohrakoff (37 months ago | reply)

    Great pano, Andrew. I've been thinking about doing some panos, so I'm looking for some good stitching software for a Mac, as the Photoshop automated stitch is pretty bad. This is stitched well, and it is a great view of the city. I like the fact that it isn't some killer sunset or anything. It is really nice to see a well done photo that doesn't rely on super weather. It has a good glow and I can't believe you did this handheld!

  3. Chip Shotz (37 months ago | reply)

    Nicely done

  4. andrew c mace (37 months ago | reply)

    Thanks. Yeah, I like Microsoft's ICE, though it's only for Windows, so I usually use Hugin, which lets you define control points and is free. It also has a bunch of different projection output options (architectural, equirectangular panini...). I think a sharp low-light shot from the moving ferry is kind of impossible, though several stitched long lens shots of Manhattan from Staten Island might be cool.

  5. bytegirl24 (37 months ago | reply)

    this is very nice!

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  6. josh ▲▲▲ (37 months ago | reply)

    this is surreal! i love it!

  7. [mementosis] (37 months ago | reply)

    four shots, handheld.. from the ferry.. and it's seamless, gorgeous, AWESOME. oh and for the record you didn't miss much by not leaving the terminal ;)

  8. D Breezy - davidthompsonphotography.com (37 months ago | reply)

    very nice. very nice.

  9. Sonora Guy (37 months ago | reply)

    Well, I agree with everybody about how well you dealt with the technial aspects. Super. I also really like the color and light in the shot. It just glows. And, just a restate, for a California guy, the notes are great.

  10. robert.hamilton (37 months ago | reply)

    Love it. Great cityscape.

  11. Nick Bryan (37 months ago | reply)

    wonderful panaroma :)
    i would like to live in NY soon please!

  12. haban hero (37 months ago | reply)

    Very nice. Like the simple composition!

  13. nezza74 (37 months ago | reply)

    I want to go back to NYC!

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  14. IANLAYZELLUK (35 months ago | reply)

    Great Picture.

  15. Linda [ o ]* photography [deleted] (33 months ago | reply)

    thanks for all the tags/notes as I don't know all the main buildings in this skyline! Now I do :)

  16. bcfoto70 (32 months ago | reply)

    Excellent panorama. Was the ferry moving? If so, remarkable. I didn't realize a panorama could be done this way, considering the ship's movement. Technically, how did you accomplish capturing the series of photos?

  17. canonmania (30 months ago | reply)

    Fantastic!

  18. PaChambers (29 months ago | reply)

    Andrew this is fantastic. I tried to take similar shots and know hard it is to get them stable given the boat rocking. Well done and thanks for the brilliant tags.

  19. PaulLamere (29 months ago | reply)

    Hi Andrew - thanks for licensing this photo as creative commons. I'm using it as a banner for a nyc.musichackday.org

  20. fsllqek (18 months ago | reply)

    真漂亮ㄉ照片

  21. bernizt (14 months ago | reply)

    This is just beautiful

  22. Steve086 (13 months ago | reply)

    Beautiful shot...

  23. byus71 (10 months ago | reply)

    This is the good version of this my capture:


    Great job!!!

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  24. fantajeon [deleted] (6 months ago | reply)

    It's nice job !!

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